Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

चकार पूजां विधिवत्तेषां तत्रार्कनंदनः । आसनेषूपवेश्याथ पूजां कृत्वा गरीयसीम्

Transliteration

cakāra pūjāṃ vidhivatteṣāṃ tatrārkanaṃdanaḥ | āsaneṣūpaveśyātha pūjāṃ kṛtvā garīyasīm

Translation

Dort vollzog der Sohn des Arka (Dharmarāja) für sie die Pūjā nach rechter Vorschrift. Dann setzte er sie auf ihre Ehrensitze und vollendete jene Pūjā, die höchst gewichtige und erhabene.

Word by Word

• चकार: performed
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधिवत्: duly/according to rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• अर्क-नन्दनः: son of the Sun (Yama)
• अर्क-नन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अर्कस्य नन्दनः’ (Sūrya-putra = Yama)

• आसनेषु: on the seats
• आसनेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• उपवेश्य: having seated (them)
• उपवेश्य: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरणार्थक धातोः क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Causative gerund): ‘उपवेशयित्वा’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• गरीयसीम्: greater/more excellent
• गरीयसीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गरीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पूजाम्-विशेषण); तुलनात्मक-रूप (comparative)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka āśrama-tīrtha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharmarāja completes a solemn, properly ordered pūjā; the gods are seated on honored seats, the atmosphere calm and ceremonially complete.

Characters & Entities

• Arka-nandana (Dharmarāja/Yama)
• Devas
• Pūjā
• Āsana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed through vidhivat worship—order, reverence, and correct procedure sanctify both place and act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is implicitly glorified as the locale where Dharmarāja performs exemplary worship for the foremost deities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhivat pūjā and āsana-pradāna (offering seats) are indicated as components of proper reception and worship.